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Why is it always the U.S.s fault?
Shallow:
Upon reading through a large part of this forum I see a large number of people blaming todays problems on the world on the super powers like USA and Britain. News flash, throughout the history of mankind there are winners and there are losers. There always been more people on the bottom than on the top. Right now it happpens to be USA, before it was Russia (sort of), before that England, way before that Rome and a whole bunch in between. Does any one really think the world would be any different if Bush was out of power, or if USA was taken over. Lets say the middle East banded together and took over the world, would it be any better? It would probably be the same except the power would shift with in society. THe rich white people would be replaced by rich arab people, and the poor white people (and yes there is a lot of them), would still be poor white people. Also the poor arabs and other non white would still be poor. I often object to how the US conducts itself but I keep my mouth shut. Why? Because I have never run a country and have never been resposible for appeasing the masses, and have no idea how hard it may be. Bottom line is the world is full of misery and shit, it has always been full of misery and shit, and it will always be full of misery and shit. I take whats given to me, and feel greatful that I live in a safe and prosperous environment. I feel for those that do not but "blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven", someone I believe in very much told me that, and one of the main reasons I believe in a heaven is because it just isn't fair that so many people are born with nothing and die with even less.
Don Rizzle:
bush does whatever he thinks is right and takes barly any interest in what the international community think of america is doing. sometimes he maybe right but also he can just as often be wrong let me give a couple examples.
he underminded UNs power as an international mediator giving it less strength than before he came to power and tried to make ppl think the UN is 'irrelivant'
he put tarriffs on steel yet america is supposed to support free trade, america isn't the only country what has ther steel industry in decline! at the end of the day if u can#t stay competitive u gotta change into another industry or look at ways to improve efficiency.
at the end of the day he needs to consider the wider implications of his actions especially when he is acting on an international stage however all too often he only takes into account american interest. another point is ppl will always challenge the leadership its only natural as the world is a competitive place
pappy:
a few reason
1. people are jealous of america
2. some people are justified in what negatives they say about america
3. some people have never been out in the real world so they have no idea how fucked up the world truly is so they hang on to the word of there college professor like it is gospel
4. because some shit u do no matter what it may be some segment of society will not like it.
Trauma-san:
Here's what it comes down to.
In the bible, Moses was one of the greatest men that has ever lived. I mean, he's #2 or #3, all time greatest people alive.
God didn't allow Moses to arrive in the promised land he promised all his people, though, because Moses disobeyed God 1 time.... the Lord told him to command a rock to pour water, and Moses instead STRUCK the rock, and had it pour water.
One small, tiny infraction was enough to keep a man as great as Moses out of the promised land he spent 40 years wandering the desert in search of.
So it is with the United States. We're so fucking great, that any small mistake we make gets magnifyed thousands of times. If we're anything short of perfect (and of course we are) we get criticised for it, whereas nations without our stature can do anything and it doesn't even matter.
pappy:
--- Quote from: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times on April 20, 2004, 05:36:11 PM ---
So it is with the United States. We're so fucking great, that any small mistake we make gets magnifyed thousands of times. If we're anything short of perfect (and of course we are) we get criticised for it, whereas nations without our stature can do anything and it doesn't even matter.
--- End quote ---
its shit like this that makes people hate us when u stay stuff which can basically be summed up as our shit dont stink which is far from the case. i love this country an think where the best country in the world but to say we have only done a few small mistakes is a jokes. bro we have a lot of big flaws. but this country is not nearly as bad as some what u 2 believe. but it also works the other way. we aint as perfect as some on this bored would want u 2 believe
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